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Polytremacis

Anthozoa - Helioporacea

Taxonomy
Polytremacis is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Helioporacea by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Polytremacis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
RankNameAuthor
subclassOctocorallia
orderHelioporacea
genusPolytremacis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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†Polytremacis blainvillei Michelin 1841
†Polytremacis partschi Reuss 1854
†Polytremacis tenera Trauth 1911
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-11 07:06:57
Modified: 2007-10-11 09:06:57
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Priabonian or 161.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Valanginian161.2 - 132.9China (Xizang) P. sp. (61414)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Turkmenistan Pseudopolytremacis urgonensis (91688)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Mexico (Puebla) P. tehuacanensis (89865)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Ukraine P. sp. (67457)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Poland P. sp. (64118)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Switzerland P. urgonensis (76998)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Romania P. tenera (69201)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Germany P. sp. (50512) P. urgonensis (50421)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0USA (Texas) P. hancockensis (74765) P. urgonensis (84749)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0USA (Arizona) P. sp. (24042)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Poitou-Charentes) P. bulbosus (87797)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) P. lindstroemi (94265)
Cenomanian - Santonian100.5 - 83.6Czech Republic P. tenera, P. lindstroemi (67562)
Senonian100.5 - 66.0Slovakia P. partschi (87243)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Slovakia P. sp., P. partschi (87241)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Germany P. ramosa (160830)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Tunisia P. reticulata (74219)
Turonian - Campanian93.9 - 72.1Georgia P. blainvilleana (91627)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Bulgaria P. blainvillei (67563)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.3 - 85.8Austria P. sp. (24265 24268)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Austria P. partschi (74895)
Santonian - Campanian86.3 - 72.1Slovenia P. sp. (23073)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Serbia and Montenegro P. partschi (79226)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Ukraine P. urgonensis (87044)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Marshall Islands P. sp. (74534)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Somalia P. sp. (74507)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0United Arab Emirates P. blainvillei (12766 206410)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Oman P. blainvillei (206415)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jamaica P. partschi (27647)
Maastrichtian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jamaica P. partschi (27648)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Spain P. sp. (68902)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Italy P. bellardi (24270)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Romania P. sp. (220526)